733667-001-018-0004
AI Summary
This document is a personnel statement from John L. Aarnink, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA, detailing his observations during the Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident on November 18, 1986, near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Key Findings
- The incident involved Japan Airlines Flight 1628 (JL1628) on November 18, 1986. - Aarnink was on duty at the Anchorage ARTCC during the incident. - He observed unusual radar activity coinciding with the pilot's reports. - Coordination with the ROCC confirmed the radar data. - The radar target was lost shortly after the pilot reported it.
OCR Text
PERSONNEL STATEMENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center January 9, 1986 The following is a report concerning the incident to Japan Airlines Flight 1628 (JL1628) north of Fairbanks, Alaska on November 18, 1986 at 0218 UTC. My name is John L. Aarnink (AA). I am employed as an Air Traffic Control Specialist by the Federal Aviation Administration at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Anchorage, Alaska. During the period of 2230 UTC, November 17, 1986 to 0630 November 18, 1986 I was on duty in the Anchorage ARTCC. I was training on Sector D13 from 2300 UTC, November 1/7, 1986, to 0300 UTC, November 18, 1986. I was on my way to take a break when I noticed the unusual activity at the Sector 15 positions. I plugged into the C15 position and assisted them by answering telephone lines, making and taking handoffs, and coordinating as necessary. As to the specific incident, I monitored the aircrafts transmissions and observed data on the radar that coinsided with information that the pilot of JL1628 reported. I coordinated with the ROCC on the BRAVO and CHARLIE lines. They confirmed they also saw data in the same location. At approximately abeam CAWIN intersection, I no longer saw the data and the pilot advised he no longer saw the traffic. I called the ROCC and they advised they had lost the target. I then unplugged from the position and went on a break. LS < Jotm<L. Aarnink ‘Air Traffic Control Specialist /~ anchorage ARTCC 3 Fe me eee.
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- National Archives and Records Administration
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